Flying Blue - Weekend Blitz http://weekendblitz.com Sun, 02 Apr 2017 19:44:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Flying Blue Promo Awards: 25% off select Air France/KLM Routes June – July 2017 http://weekendblitz.com/flying-blue-promo-awards-25-select-air-franceklm-routes-june-july-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flying-blue-promo-awards-25-select-air-franceklm-routes-june-july-2017 http://weekendblitz.com/flying-blue-promo-awards-25-select-air-franceklm-routes-june-july-2017/#respond Sun, 02 Apr 2017 19:44:17 +0000 http://weekendblitz.com/?p=25065 Note: Booking began on Saturday, April 1, 2017.

Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s spring promo, which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 20-25% less than normal in June and July 2017:

The Deal

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 20-25% for travel between June 1, 2017 – July 31, 2017.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

REGION—-
USA
CITY——————————-
Boston-BOS to Europe———–
CABIN——
Business——
1-way—-
46,875—
Round-trip
93,750——-

 

All destinations below. Note:  Everything is to/from Europe.

25% off destinations

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabinRound-tripDiscount

AfricaLagos KinshasaFIHEconomy22,50025% off

AfricaLagos KinshasaFIHBusiness45,00025% off

AfricaDakarDKREconomy37,50025% off

AfricaCotonouCOOEconomy37,50025% off

Asia-PacificGuangzhouCANPrem Econ120,00025% off

Asia-PacificBeijingPEKPrem Econ120,00025% off

Asia-PacificShanghaiPVGPrem Econ120,00025% off

Asia-PacificWuhanWUHPrem Econ120,00025% off

Asia-PacificWuhanWUHBusiness150,00025% off

Asia-PacificXiamenXMNBusiness150,00025% off

Asia-PacificHong KongHKGPrem Econ120,00025% off

Asia-PacificHo Chi MinhSGNPrem Econ120,00025% off

CaribbeanHavanaHAVPrem Econ90,00025% off

EuropeLyon, FranceLYSEconomy13,60020% off

EuropeStuttgart, GermanySTREconomy13,60020% off

EuropeBremen, GermanyBREEconomy13,60020% off

EuropeInverness, ScotlandINVEconomy13,60020% off

EuropeTurin, ItalyTRNEconomy16,80020% off

EuropeHelsinkiHELEconomy16,80020% off

EuropeGdansk, PolandGDNEconomy20,00020% off

EuropeGraz, AustriaGRZEconomy16,80020% off

USA/N. AmericaBostonBOSBusiness93,75025% off

USA/N. AmericaMexicoMEXBusiness93,75025% off

 

How to Get It

Head to Flying Blue here to see full list of routes: Promo Awards
Reference our How-to: Booking Air France/KLM flight post
Book between April 1 – 30, 2017
Enjoy your savings!

Don’t forget: 

Booking for this deal runs from April 1 to April 30, 2017
“Reservations must be made exclusively on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for children, infants and minors, who are not authorized to book an award on the website).”
You’ll still get hit with fuel surcharges!
We’ve got a How-to Guide for booking flights with Flying Blue points.

BOTTOM LINE: While the only relevant flight out of the US is Boston, 25% off is still better than nothing and will land you in Europe (or Northern Africa) for 93,750 miles + around $500 in Business Class.

The post Flying Blue Promo Awards: 25% off select Air France/KLM Routes June – July 2017 first appeared on Weekend Blitz.

]]> Screen Shot 2014-03-15 at 10.51.32 PMNote: Booking began on Saturday, April 1, 2017.

Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s spring promo, which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 20-25% less than normal in June and July 2017:

Screen Shot 2014-03-15 at 4.52.13 PM

The Deal

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 20-25% for travel between June 1, 2017 – July 31, 2017.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

REGION—-
USA		 CITY——————————-
Boston-BOS to Europe———–		 CABIN——
Business——		 1-way—-
46,875—		 Round-trip
93,750——-

 

All destinations below. Note:  Everything is to/from Europe.

25% off destinations

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabinRound-tripDiscount
AfricaLagos <--> KinshasaFIHEconomy22,50025% off
AfricaLagos <--> KinshasaFIHBusiness45,00025% off
AfricaDakarDKREconomy37,50025% off
AfricaCotonouCOOEconomy37,50025% off
Asia-PacificGuangzhouCANPrem Econ120,00025% off
Asia-PacificBeijingPEKPrem Econ120,00025% off
Asia-PacificShanghaiPVGPrem Econ120,00025% off
Asia-PacificWuhanWUHPrem Econ120,00025% off
Asia-PacificWuhanWUHBusiness150,00025% off
Asia-PacificXiamenXMNBusiness150,00025% off
Asia-PacificHong KongHKGPrem Econ120,00025% off
Asia-PacificHo Chi MinhSGNPrem Econ120,00025% off
CaribbeanHavanaHAVPrem Econ90,00025% off
EuropeLyon, FranceLYSEconomy13,60020% off
EuropeStuttgart, GermanySTREconomy13,60020% off
EuropeBremen, GermanyBREEconomy13,60020% off
EuropeInverness, ScotlandINVEconomy13,60020% off
EuropeTurin, ItalyTRNEconomy16,80020% off
EuropeHelsinkiHELEconomy16,80020% off
EuropeGdansk, PolandGDNEconomy20,00020% off
EuropeGraz, AustriaGRZEconomy16,80020% off
USA/N. AmericaBostonBOSBusiness93,75025% off
USA/N. AmericaMexicoMEXBusiness93,75025% off

 

How to Get It

  1. Head to Flying Blue here to see full list of routes: Promo Awards
  2. Reference our How-to: Booking Air France/KLM flight post
  3. Book between April 1 – 30, 2017
  4. Enjoy your savings!

Don’t forget: 

  • Booking for this deal runs from April 1 to April 30, 2017
  • “Reservations must be made exclusively on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for children, infants and minors, who are not authorized to book an award on the website).”
  • You’ll still get hit with fuel surcharges!
  • We’ve got a How-to Guide for booking flights with Flying Blue points.

BOTTOM LINE: While the only relevant flight out of the US is Boston, 25% off is still better than nothing and will land you in Europe (or Northern Africa) for 93,750 miles + around $500 in Business Class.

The post Flying Blue Promo Awards: 25% off select Air France/KLM Routes June – July 2017 first appeared on Weekend Blitz.

]]> http://weekendblitz.com/flying-blue-promo-awards-25-select-air-franceklm-routes-june-july-2017/feed/ 0 Flying Blue Promo Awards: 10 Year Anniversary Sale Fly To Europe for 12,500 miles January – March 2016 http://weekendblitz.com/flying-blue-promo-awards-10-year-anniversary-sale-fly-europe-12500-miles-january-march-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flying-blue-promo-awards-10-year-anniversary-sale-fly-europe-12500-miles-january-march-2016 http://weekendblitz.com/flying-blue-promo-awards-10-year-anniversary-sale-fly-europe-12500-miles-january-march-2016/#respond Thu, 03 Dec 2015 15:51:18 +0000 http://weekendblitz.com/?p=21937 Note: The offer is only valid from December 1 to 10, 2015!

Don’t miss out on a rare Flying Blue promo in honor of the 10th year Anniversary of the frequent flyer program that allows you to book Air France/KLM awards 50% less than normal in January, February and March 2016:

The Deal

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 50% for travel between January 15, 2016 – March 15, 2016.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

REGION—-
USA
CITY——————————-
Atlanta-ATL to Europe———–
CABIN——
Economy——
1-way—-
12,500—
Round-trip
25,000——-

USA
Boston-BOS to Europe———–
Economy—–
12,500—
25,000——-

USA
Houston-IAH to Europe———-
Economy—–
12,500—
25,000——-

USA
New York-JFK to Europe———
Economy—
12,500—
25,000——-

USA
Washington-IAD to Europe——
Economy—
12,500—
25,000——-

 

All destinations below. Note:  Everything is to/from Europe.

50% off destinations

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayDiscount

Asia-PacificKuala LumpurKULEconomy2000050% off

Asia-PacificTokyo NaritaNRTEconomy2000050% off

Central / South AmericaSão Paulo, BrazilGRUEconomy2000050% off

Central / South AmericaLima, PeruLIMEconomy1750050% off

EuropeBirmingham, UKBHXEconomy500050% off

EuropeBordeaux, FranceBODEconomy500050% off

EuropeEdinburgh, ScotlandEDIEconomy500050% off

EuropeGenoa, ItalyGOAEconomy625050% off

EuropeHamburg, GermanyHAMEconomy500050% off

EuropeIstanbulISTEconomy750050% off

EuropeLisbon, PortugalLISEconomy625050% off

EuropeLondonLHREconomy500050% off

EuropeMadrid, SpainMADEconomy625050% off

EuropeMilan, ItalyMXPEconomy625050% off

EuropeMontpellier, FranceMPLEconomy500050% off

EuropeMoscowDMEEconomy750050% off

EuropeNantes, FranceNTEEconomy500050% off

EuropePrague, Czech RepublicPRGEconomy750050% off

EuropeSaint PetersburgLEDEconomy750050% off

EuropeToulouse, FranceTLSEconomy500050% off

EuropeZagreb, CroatiaZAGEconomy750050% off

EuropeZurich, SwitzerlandZRHEconomy500050% off

Middle EastDubai, UAEDXBEconomy1000050% off

USA/N. AmericaAtlantaATLEconomy1250050% off

USA/N. AmericaBostonBOSEconomy1250050% off

USA/N. AmericaHoustonIAHEconomy1250050% off

USA/N. AmericaNew YorkJFKEconomy1250050% off

USA/N. AmericaWashington, DCIADEconomy1250050% off

 

How to Get It

Head to Flying Blue here to see full list of routes: Promo Awards
Reference our How-to: Booking Air France/KLM flight post
Book between December 1 – 10, 2015
Enjoy your savings!

Analysis

A choice of 5 U.S. cities that are 50% off that will allow you to fly from the U.S. to just about anywhere in Europe & a few northern Africa countries for only 25k miles roundtrip!

Here’s a sample search from Washington, D.C.-IAD to Casablanca, Morocco-CMN:

Wide open availability in Feb/March

Return availability

In total, the trip would cost 25,000 FlyingBlue miles + $243.46. This same trip would cost $915 if paid in cash only:

This yields the following return on your points:

This trip would give you a return of 1.91 cents/point on your FlyingBlue miles

 

Don’t forget: 

Booking for this deal runs from December 1 to December 10, 2015
“Reservations must be made exclusively on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for children, infants and minors, who are not authorized to book an award on the website).”
You’ll still get hit with fuel surcharges!
We’ve got a How-to Guide for booking flights with Flying Blue points.

BOTTOM LINE: This many cities from the U.S. at 50% off is a pretty rare sight with Flying Blue these days. This promo should be a good deal for many looking to head to Europe or northern Africa in winter 2016.

The post Flying Blue Promo Awards: 10 Year Anniversary Sale Fly To Europe for 12,500 miles January – March 2016 first appeared on Weekend Blitz.

]]> Screen Shot 2014-03-15 at 10.51.32 PMNote: The offer is only valid from December 1 to 10, 2015!

Don’t miss out on a rare Flying Blue promo in honor of the 10th year Anniversary of the frequent flyer program that allows you to book Air France/KLM awards 50% less than normal in January, February and March 2016:

2015-12-03_18-44-47

The Deal

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 50% for travel between January 15, 2016 – March 15, 2016.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

REGION—-
USA		 CITY——————————-
Atlanta-ATL to Europe———–		 CABIN——
Economy——		 1-way—-
12,500—		 Round-trip
25,000——-
USA Boston-BOS to Europe———– Economy—– 12,500— 25,000——-
USA Houston-IAH to Europe———- Economy—– 12,500— 25,000——-
USA New York-JFK to Europe——— Economy— 12,500— 25,000——-
USA Washington-IAD to Europe—— Economy— 12,500— 25,000——-

 

All destinations below. Note:  Everything is to/from Europe.

50% off destinations

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayDiscount
Asia-PacificKuala LumpurKULEconomy2000050% off
Asia-PacificTokyo NaritaNRTEconomy2000050% off
Central / South AmericaSão Paulo, BrazilGRUEconomy2000050% off
Central / South AmericaLima, PeruLIMEconomy1750050% off
EuropeBirmingham, UKBHXEconomy500050% off
EuropeBordeaux, FranceBODEconomy500050% off
EuropeEdinburgh, ScotlandEDIEconomy500050% off
EuropeGenoa, ItalyGOAEconomy625050% off
EuropeHamburg, GermanyHAMEconomy500050% off
EuropeIstanbulISTEconomy750050% off
EuropeLisbon, PortugalLISEconomy625050% off
EuropeLondonLHREconomy500050% off
EuropeMadrid, SpainMADEconomy625050% off
EuropeMilan, ItalyMXPEconomy625050% off
EuropeMontpellier, FranceMPLEconomy500050% off
EuropeMoscowDMEEconomy750050% off
EuropeNantes, FranceNTEEconomy500050% off
EuropePrague, Czech RepublicPRGEconomy750050% off
EuropeSaint PetersburgLEDEconomy750050% off
EuropeToulouse, FranceTLSEconomy500050% off
EuropeZagreb, CroatiaZAGEconomy750050% off
EuropeZurich, SwitzerlandZRHEconomy500050% off
Middle EastDubai, UAEDXBEconomy1000050% off
USA/N. AmericaAtlantaATLEconomy1250050% off
USA/N. AmericaBostonBOSEconomy1250050% off
USA/N. AmericaHoustonIAHEconomy1250050% off
USA/N. AmericaNew YorkJFKEconomy1250050% off
USA/N. AmericaWashington, DCIADEconomy1250050% off

 

How to Get It

  1. Head to Flying Blue here to see full list of routes: Promo Awards
  2. Reference our How-to: Booking Air France/KLM flight post
  3. Book between December 1 – 10, 2015
  4. Enjoy your savings!

Analysis

A choice of 5 U.S. cities that are 50% off that will allow you to fly from the U.S. to just about anywhere in Europe & a few northern Africa countries for only 25k miles roundtrip!

Here’s a sample search from Washington, D.C.-IAD to Casablanca, Morocco-CMN:

2015-12-04_10-09-28

Wide open availability in Feb/March

Return availability

Return availability

2015-12-04_10-13-00

In total, the trip would cost 25,000 FlyingBlue miles + $243.46. This same trip would cost $915 if paid in cash only:

2015-12-04_10-15-53

This yields the following return on your points:

This trip would give you a return of 1.91 cents/point on your FlyingBlue miles

This trip would give you a return of 1.91 cents/point on your FlyingBlue miles

 

Don’t forget: 

  • Booking for this deal runs from December 1 to December 10, 2015
  • “Reservations must be made exclusively on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for children, infants and minors, who are not authorized to book an award on the website).”
  • You’ll still get hit with fuel surcharges!
  • We’ve got a How-to Guide for booking flights with Flying Blue points.

BOTTOM LINE: This many cities from the U.S. at 50% off is a pretty rare sight with Flying Blue these days. This promo should be a good deal for many looking to head to Europe or northern Africa in winter 2016.

The post Flying Blue Promo Awards: 10 Year Anniversary Sale Fly To Europe for 12,500 miles January – March 2016 first appeared on Weekend Blitz.

]]> http://weekendblitz.com/flying-blue-promo-awards-10-year-anniversary-sale-fly-europe-12500-miles-january-march-2016/feed/ 0 Flying Blue Promo Awards: 50% off select Air France/KLM Routes Jan – Feb 2016 http://weekendblitz.com/flying-blue-promo-awards-50-select-air-franceklm-routes-jan-feb-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flying-blue-promo-awards-50-select-air-franceklm-routes-jan-feb-2016 http://weekendblitz.com/flying-blue-promo-awards-50-select-air-franceklm-routes-jan-feb-2016/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2015 18:57:47 +0000 http://weekendblitz.com/?p=21911 Note: Booking began on Sunday, November 1, 2015.

Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s spring promo, which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 25-50% less than normal in January and February 2016:

The Deal

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between January 1, 2016 – February 29, 2016.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

REGION—-
USA
CITY——————————-
Chicago-ORD to Europe———–
CABIN——
Economy——
1-way—-
18,750—
Round-trip
37,500——-

USA
Boston-BOS to Europe———–
Economy—–
18,750—
37,500——-

USA
Edmonton-YEG to Europe——-
Business—–
46,875—
93,750——-

USA
Houston-IAH to Europe———–
Economy—
18,750—
37,500——-

USA
Montreal-YUL to Europe—
Prem Econ—
46,875—
93,750——-

USA
Vancouver-YYZ to Europe—–
Business——
31,250—
62,500——-

 

All destinations below. Note:  Everything is to/from Europe.

50% off destinations

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayDiscount

AfricaAbuja, NigeriaABVEconomy1250050% off

Asia-PacificChengdu, ChinaCTUEconomy2000050% off

Asia-PacificHangzhou, ChinaHGHEconomy2000050% off

Asia-PacificHo Chi MinhSGNPrem Econ4000050% off

Asia-PacificOsaka, JapanKIXEconomy3000050% off

Central / South AmericaBogota, ColombiaBOGBusiness4375050% off

Central / South AmericaCali, ColombiaCLOBusiness4375050% off

EuropeBelfast, IrelandBFSEconomy500050% off

EuropeBremen Paris-CDGBREEconomy500050% off

EuropeRabat Paris-CDGRBAEconomy750050% off

Middle EastAlmaty, KazakhstanALAEconomy1000050% off

Middle EastAmman, JordanAMMBusiness2500050% off

Middle EastBeirut, LebanonBEYEconomy1000050% off

Middle EastBeirut, LebanonBEYPrem Econ2000050% off

Middle EastBeirut, LebanonBEYBusiness2500050% off

Middle EastCairo, EgyptCAIBusiness2500050% off

Middle EastDammam, Saudi ArabiaDMMEconomy1000050% off

Middle EastDjiboutiJIBBusiness2500050% off

Middle EastRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaRUHEconomy1000050% off

USA/N. AmericaVancouver, CanadaYYZBusiness3125050% off

25% off destinations

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayDiscount

AfricaBrazzaville, CongoBZVEconomy1875025% off

AfricaConakry, GuineaCKYEconomy1875025% off

AfricaN'Djamena, ChadNDJEconomy1875025% off

AfricaLagos, NigeriaLOSEconomy1875025% off

AfricaNouakchott, MauritaniaNKCEconomy1875025% off

AfricaPort Harcourt, NigeriaPHCEconomy1875025% off

AfricaPointe-Noire, CongoPNREconomy1875025% off

Asia-PacificDenpasar, IndonesiaDPSEconomy3000025% off

Asia-PacificJakarta, IndonesiaCGKEconomy3000025% off

Asia-PacificKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKULEconomy3000025% off

Asia-PacificSingaporeSINEconomy3000025% off

Asia-PacificKuala Lumpur JakartaKULEconomy750025% off

Asia-PacificSingapore DenpasarDPSEconomy750025% off

Asia-PacificJakarta SingaporeSINEconomy750025% off

Asia-PacificBangkokBKKPrem Econ6000025% off

Asia-PacificSeoulICNPrem Econ3000025% off

CaribbeanCayenne, French GuianaCAYBusiness5625025% off

CaribbeanHavanaHAVPrem Econ4500025% off

CaribbeanPunta Cana, Dominican RepublicPUJPrem Econ4500025% off

CaribbeanSaint Denis, RéunionRUNPrem Econ4500025% off

CaribbeanSt. MaartenSXMPrem Econ4500025% off

Central / South AmericaRio de JanerioGIGPrem Econ6000025% off

Central / South AmericaSão Paulo, BrazilGRUPrem Econ6000025% off

Central / South AmericaPanama CityPTYBusiness5625025% off

EuropeBerlinTXLEconomy750025% off

EuropeBudapestBUDBusiness3375025% off

EuropeCardiff, UKCWLBusiness2250025% off

EuropeFlorence, ItalyFLREconomy937525% off

EuropeHelsinki, FinlandHELBusiness2812525% off

EuropeVienna, AustriaVIEBusiness2812525% off

EuropeFrankfurt Paris-CDGFRAEconomy750025% off

EuropeHanover Paris-CDGHAJEconomy750025% off

EuropeZurich Paris-CDGZRHEconomy750025% off

EuropeGeneva Paris-CDGGVAEconomy750025% off

Middle EastDubai, UAEDXBPrem Econ3000025% off

Middle EastDoha, QatarDOHEconomy1500025% off

Middle EastKuwaitKWIEconomy1500025% off

USA/N. AmericaChicagoORDEconomy1875025% off

USA/N. AmericaBostonBOSEconomy1875025% off

USA/N. AmericaEdmonton, CanadaYEGBusiness4687525% off

USA/N. AmericaHoustonIAHEconomy1875025% off

USA/N. AmericaMontreal, CanadaYULBusiness4687525% off

How to Get It

Head to Flying Blue here to see full list of routes: Promo Awards
Reference our How-to: Booking Air France/KLM flight post
Book between November 1 – 30, 2015
Enjoy your savings!

 

Don’t forget: 

Booking for this deal runs from November 1 to November 30, 2015
“Reservations must be made exclusively on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for children, infants and minors, who are not authorized to book an award on the website).”
You’ll still get hit with fuel surcharges!
We’ve got a How-to Guide for booking flights with Flying Blue points.

BOTTOM LINE: While most of the flights are just 25% off, some might still find this useful. For those of you in Vancouver wanting to fly business class, 62,500 miles is a steal but the fuel surcharges of ~$536 might be a deal breaker.

The post Flying Blue Promo Awards: 50% off select Air France/KLM Routes Jan – Feb 2016 first appeared on Weekend Blitz.

]]> Screen Shot 2014-03-15 at 10.51.32 PMNote: Booking began on Sunday, November 1, 2015.

Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s spring promo, which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 25-50% less than normal in January and February 2016:

Screen Shot 2014-03-15 at 4.52.13 PM

The Deal

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between January 1, 2016 – February 29, 2016.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

REGION—-
USA		 CITY——————————-
Chicago-ORD to Europe———–		 CABIN——
Economy——		 1-way—-
18,750—		 Round-trip
37,500——-
USA Boston-BOS to Europe———– Economy—– 18,750— 37,500——-
USA Edmonton-YEG to Europe——- Business—– 46,875— 93,750——-
USA Houston-IAH to Europe———– Economy— 18,750— 37,500——-
USA Montreal-YUL to Europe— Prem Econ— 46,875— 93,750——-
USA Vancouver-YYZ to Europe—– Business—— 31,250— 62,500——-

 

All destinations below. Note:  Everything is to/from Europe.

50% off destinations

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayDiscount
AfricaAbuja, NigeriaABVEconomy1250050% off
Asia-PacificChengdu, ChinaCTUEconomy2000050% off
Asia-PacificHangzhou, ChinaHGHEconomy2000050% off
Asia-PacificHo Chi MinhSGNPrem Econ4000050% off
Asia-PacificOsaka, JapanKIXEconomy3000050% off
Central / South AmericaBogota, ColombiaBOGBusiness4375050% off
Central / South AmericaCali, ColombiaCLOBusiness4375050% off
EuropeBelfast, IrelandBFSEconomy500050% off
EuropeBremen <--> Paris-CDGBREEconomy500050% off
EuropeRabat <--> Paris-CDGRBAEconomy750050% off
Middle EastAlmaty, KazakhstanALAEconomy1000050% off
Middle EastAmman, JordanAMMBusiness2500050% off
Middle EastBeirut, LebanonBEYEconomy1000050% off
Middle EastBeirut, LebanonBEYPrem Econ2000050% off
Middle EastBeirut, LebanonBEYBusiness2500050% off
Middle EastCairo, EgyptCAIBusiness2500050% off
Middle EastDammam, Saudi ArabiaDMMEconomy1000050% off
Middle EastDjiboutiJIBBusiness2500050% off
Middle EastRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaRUHEconomy1000050% off
USA/N. AmericaVancouver, CanadaYYZBusiness3125050% off

25% off destinations

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayDiscount
AfricaBrazzaville, CongoBZVEconomy1875025% off
AfricaConakry, GuineaCKYEconomy1875025% off
AfricaN'Djamena, ChadNDJEconomy1875025% off
AfricaLagos, NigeriaLOSEconomy1875025% off
AfricaNouakchott, MauritaniaNKCEconomy1875025% off
AfricaPort Harcourt, NigeriaPHCEconomy1875025% off
AfricaPointe-Noire, CongoPNREconomy1875025% off
Asia-PacificDenpasar, IndonesiaDPSEconomy3000025% off
Asia-PacificJakarta, IndonesiaCGKEconomy3000025% off
Asia-PacificKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKULEconomy3000025% off
Asia-PacificSingaporeSINEconomy3000025% off
Asia-PacificKuala Lumpur <--> JakartaKULEconomy750025% off
Asia-PacificSingapore <--> DenpasarDPSEconomy750025% off
Asia-PacificJakarta <--> SingaporeSINEconomy750025% off
Asia-PacificBangkokBKKPrem Econ6000025% off
Asia-PacificSeoulICNPrem Econ3000025% off
CaribbeanCayenne, French GuianaCAYBusiness5625025% off
CaribbeanHavanaHAVPrem Econ4500025% off
CaribbeanPunta Cana, Dominican RepublicPUJPrem Econ4500025% off
CaribbeanSaint Denis, RéunionRUNPrem Econ4500025% off
CaribbeanSt. MaartenSXMPrem Econ4500025% off
Central / South AmericaRio de JanerioGIGPrem Econ6000025% off
Central / South AmericaSão Paulo, BrazilGRUPrem Econ6000025% off
Central / South AmericaPanama CityPTYBusiness5625025% off
EuropeBerlinTXLEconomy750025% off
EuropeBudapestBUDBusiness3375025% off
EuropeCardiff, UKCWLBusiness2250025% off
EuropeFlorence, ItalyFLREconomy937525% off
EuropeHelsinki, FinlandHELBusiness2812525% off
EuropeVienna, AustriaVIEBusiness2812525% off
EuropeFrankfurt <--> Paris-CDGFRAEconomy750025% off
EuropeHanover <--> Paris-CDGHAJEconomy750025% off
EuropeZurich <--> Paris-CDGZRHEconomy750025% off
EuropeGeneva <--> Paris-CDGGVAEconomy750025% off
Middle EastDubai, UAEDXBPrem Econ3000025% off
Middle EastDoha, QatarDOHEconomy1500025% off
Middle EastKuwaitKWIEconomy1500025% off
USA/N. AmericaChicagoORDEconomy1875025% off
USA/N. AmericaBostonBOSEconomy1875025% off
USA/N. AmericaEdmonton, CanadaYEGBusiness4687525% off
USA/N. AmericaHoustonIAHEconomy1875025% off
USA/N. AmericaMontreal, CanadaYULBusiness4687525% off

How to Get It

  1. Head to Flying Blue here to see full list of routes: Promo Awards
  2. Reference our How-to: Booking Air France/KLM flight post
  3. Book between November 1 – 30, 2015
  4. Enjoy your savings!

 

Don’t forget: 

  • Booking for this deal runs from November 1 to November 30, 2015
  • “Reservations must be made exclusively on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for children, infants and minors, who are not authorized to book an award on the website).”
  • You’ll still get hit with fuel surcharges!
  • We’ve got a How-to Guide for booking flights with Flying Blue points.

BOTTOM LINE: While most of the flights are just 25% off, some might still find this useful. For those of you in Vancouver wanting to fly business class, 62,500 miles is a steal but the fuel surcharges of ~$536 might be a deal breaker.

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]]> http://weekendblitz.com/flying-blue-promo-awards-50-select-air-franceklm-routes-jan-feb-2016/feed/ 0 US to Europe + Caribbean for Only 46K Miles Thanks to Flying Blue Promo in June/July http://weekendblitz.com/usa-europe-caribbean-46k-miles-flying-blue-promo-junejuly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=usa-europe-caribbean-46k-miles-flying-blue-promo-junejuly http://weekendblitz.com/usa-europe-caribbean-46k-miles-flying-blue-promo-junejuly/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2015 10:12:51 +0000 http://weekendblitz.com/?p=20291 Note: Booking begins on Wednesday April 1, 2015.

Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s spring promo, which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 25-50% less than normal in June and July 2015:

The Deal

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between June 1, 2014 – July 31, 2015.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

REGION—-
USA
CITY——————————-
Atlanta-ATL to Europe———–
CABIN——
Business——
1-way—-
46,875—
Round-trip
93,750——-

USA
Boston-BOS to Europe———–
Economy—–
18,750—
37,500——-

USA
Edmonton-YEG to Europe——-
Business—–
46,875—
93,750——-

USA
Miami-MIA to Europe————
Prem Econ—
37,500—
75,000——-

USA
San Francisco-SFO to Europe—
Prem Econ—
37,500—
75,000——-

USA
Minneapolis-MSP to Europe—–
Business——
31,250—
62,500——-

USA
New York-JFK to Europe———
Prem Econ—
25,500—
50,000——-

 

All destinations below. Note:  Everything is to/from Europe.

50% off destinations

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayDiscount

AfricaKinshasa, DR CongoFIHEconomy1250050% off

Asia-PacificChengdu, ChinaCTUEconomy2000050% off

Asia-PacificBangkok, ThailandBKKPrem Econ4000050% off

Asia-PacificHo Chi Minh, VietnamSGNPrem Econ4000050% off

CaribbeanSt. MartinSXMEconomy1500050% off

CaribbeanPunta Cana, Dominican RepublicPUJEconomy1500050% off

EuropeToulouse, FranceTLSEconomy500050% off

EuropeParis-ORY BordeauxBODEconomy500050% off

EuropeParis-ORY MarseilleORYEconomy500050% off

Middle EastDubai, UAEDXBEconomy1000050% off

USA/N. AmericaMinneapolisMSPBusiness3125050% off

USA/N. AmericaNew YorkJFKPrem Econ2500050% off

25% off destinations

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayDiscount

AfricaCotonou, BeninCOOEconomy1875025% off

AfricaAbuja, NigeriaABVEconomy1875025% off

AfricaAccra, GhanaACCEconomy1875025% off

AfricaDakar, SenegalDKREconomy1875025% off

AfricaLagos, NigeriaLOSEconomy1875025% off

AfricaLome, TogoLFWEconomy1875025% off

AfricaPort Harcourt, NigeriaPHCEconomy1875025% off

AfricaAntananarivo, MadagascarTNRPrem Econ4500025% off

Asia-PacificHanoi, VietnamHANEconomy3000025% off

Asia-PacificOsaka, JapanKIXBusiness3000025% off

CaribbeanHavana, CubaHAVEconomy2250025% off

Central / South AmericaBrasília, BrazilBSBPrem Econ6000025% off

Central / South AmericaGuayaquil, EcuadorGYEPrem Econ6562525% off

Central / South AmericaRio de JanerioGIGPrem Econ6000025% off

Central / South AmericaSão Paulo, BrazilGRUPrem Econ6000025% off

Central / South AmericaQuito, EcuadorUIOBusiness6562525% off

EuropeAalborg, DenmarkAALEconomy937525% off

EuropeAlgiers, AlgeriaALGEconomy1125025% off

EuropeBelfast, IrelandBFSEconomy750025% off

EuropeBremen, GermanyBREEconomy750025% off

EuropeBristol, UKBRSEconomy750025% off

EuropeDurham Trees Valley, UKMMEEconomy750025% off

EuropeFrankfurt, GermanyFRAEconomy750025% off

EuropeHelsinki, FinlandHELEconomy937525% off

EuropeKiev, UkraineKBPEconomy1125025% off

EuropeKrakow, PolandKRKEconomy1125025% off

EuropeLinköping, SwedenLPIEconomy625025% off

EuropeMontpellier, FranceMPLEconomy750025% off

EuropeMoscow, RussiaDMEEconomy1125025% off

EuropeMoscow, RussiaDMEBusiness3375025% off

EuropeNuremberg, GermanyNUEEconomy750025% off

EuropeSt. Petersburg, RussiaLEDEconomy1125025% off

EuropeStavanger, NorwaySVGEconomy937525% off

EuropeStuggart, GermanySTREconomy750025% off

EuropeWarsaw, PolandWAWEconomy1125025% off

EuropeZurich, SwitzerlandZRHEconomy750025% off

Middle EastDoha, QatarDOHEconomy1500025% off

Middle EastMuscat, OmanMCTEconomy1500025% off

USA/N. AmericaAtlantaATLBusiness4687525% off

USA/N. AmericaBostonBOSEconomy1875025% off

USA/N. AmericaEdmonton, CanadaYEGBusiness4687525% off

USA/N. AmericaMiamiMIAPrem Econ3750025% off

USA/N. AmericaSan FranciscoSFOPrem Econ3750025% off

How to Get It

Head to Flying Blue here to see full list of routes: Promo Awards
Reference our How-to: Booking Air France/KLM flight post
Book between April 1 – 30, 2015
Enjoy your savings!

Analysis

By: Aero Icarus – CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

I really like the idea of pairing 2 of these deals together and pulling off something like:

Boston-BOS –> Amsterdam-AMS or Munich-MUC for 18,750 miles + ~$97 (25% off)
Paris-CDG or Nice-NCE –> Sint Maarten-SXM for 15,000 miles (50% off) + ~$114
Sint Maarten-SXM or San Juan-SJU to Boston-BOS (no discount for this one) for 12,500 miles + ~$23

Total = 46,000 miles + ~$234 in taxes for a European and Caribbean vacation all-in-one

Don’t forget: 

Booking for this deal runs from April 1 to April 30, 2014
“Reservations must be made exclusively on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for children, infants and minors, who are not authorized to book an award on the website).”
You’ll still get hit with fuel surcharges!
We’ve got a How-to Guide for booking flights with Flying Blue points.

BOTTOM LINE: Over 56 cities! And to Europe in the summer, no less! Not a bad round for this Air France/KLM promo. We like the Boston-BOS for 18,750 miles in Economy, New York-JFK for 25,000 miles in Premium Economy or Minneapolis-MSP for 31,250 miles in Business Class the best. Why not pair 2 of the deals and go to Europe and the Caribbean for around 46k miles?

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]]> Screen Shot 2014-03-15 at 10.51.32 PMNote: Booking begins on Wednesday April 1, 2015.

Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s spring promo, which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 25-50% less than normal in June and July 2015:

Screen Shot 2014-03-15 at 4.52.13 PM

The Deal

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between June 1, 2014 – July 31, 2015.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

REGION—-
USA		 CITY——————————-
Atlanta-ATL to Europe———–		 CABIN——
Business——		 1-way—-
46,875—		 Round-trip
93,750——-
USA Boston-BOS to Europe———– Economy—– 18,750— 37,500——-
USA Edmonton-YEG to Europe——- Business—– 46,875— 93,750——-
USA Miami-MIA to Europe———— Prem Econ— 37,500— 75,000——-
USA San Francisco-SFO to Europe— Prem Econ— 37,500— 75,000——-
USA Minneapolis-MSP to Europe—– Business—— 31,250— 62,500——-
USA New York-JFK to Europe——— Prem Econ— 25,500— 50,000——-

 

All destinations below. Note:  Everything is to/from Europe.

50% off destinations

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayDiscount
AfricaKinshasa, DR CongoFIHEconomy1250050% off
Asia-PacificChengdu, ChinaCTUEconomy2000050% off
Asia-PacificBangkok, ThailandBKKPrem Econ4000050% off
Asia-PacificHo Chi Minh, VietnamSGNPrem Econ4000050% off
CaribbeanSt. MartinSXMEconomy1500050% off
CaribbeanPunta Cana, Dominican RepublicPUJEconomy1500050% off
EuropeToulouse, FranceTLSEconomy500050% off
EuropeParis-ORY <--> BordeauxBODEconomy500050% off
EuropeParis-ORY <--> MarseilleORYEconomy500050% off
Middle EastDubai, UAEDXBEconomy1000050% off
USA/N. AmericaMinneapolisMSPBusiness3125050% off
USA/N. AmericaNew YorkJFKPrem Econ2500050% off

25% off destinations

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayDiscount
AfricaCotonou, BeninCOOEconomy1875025% off
AfricaAbuja, NigeriaABVEconomy1875025% off
AfricaAccra, GhanaACCEconomy1875025% off
AfricaDakar, SenegalDKREconomy1875025% off
AfricaLagos, NigeriaLOSEconomy1875025% off
AfricaLome, TogoLFWEconomy1875025% off
AfricaPort Harcourt, NigeriaPHCEconomy1875025% off
AfricaAntananarivo, MadagascarTNRPrem Econ4500025% off
Asia-PacificHanoi, VietnamHANEconomy3000025% off
Asia-PacificOsaka, JapanKIXBusiness3000025% off
CaribbeanHavana, CubaHAVEconomy2250025% off
Central / South AmericaBrasília, BrazilBSBPrem Econ6000025% off
Central / South AmericaGuayaquil, EcuadorGYEPrem Econ6562525% off
Central / South AmericaRio de JanerioGIGPrem Econ6000025% off
Central / South AmericaSão Paulo, BrazilGRUPrem Econ6000025% off
Central / South AmericaQuito, EcuadorUIOBusiness6562525% off
EuropeAalborg, DenmarkAALEconomy937525% off
EuropeAlgiers, AlgeriaALGEconomy1125025% off
EuropeBelfast, IrelandBFSEconomy750025% off
EuropeBremen, GermanyBREEconomy750025% off
EuropeBristol, UKBRSEconomy750025% off
EuropeDurham Trees Valley, UKMMEEconomy750025% off
EuropeFrankfurt, GermanyFRAEconomy750025% off
EuropeHelsinki, FinlandHELEconomy937525% off
EuropeKiev, UkraineKBPEconomy1125025% off
EuropeKrakow, PolandKRKEconomy1125025% off
EuropeLinköping, SwedenLPIEconomy625025% off
EuropeMontpellier, FranceMPLEconomy750025% off
EuropeMoscow, RussiaDMEEconomy1125025% off
EuropeMoscow, RussiaDMEBusiness3375025% off
EuropeNuremberg, GermanyNUEEconomy750025% off
EuropeSt. Petersburg, RussiaLEDEconomy1125025% off
EuropeStavanger, NorwaySVGEconomy937525% off
EuropeStuggart, GermanySTREconomy750025% off
EuropeWarsaw, PolandWAWEconomy1125025% off
EuropeZurich, SwitzerlandZRHEconomy750025% off
Middle EastDoha, QatarDOHEconomy1500025% off
Middle EastMuscat, OmanMCTEconomy1500025% off
USA/N. AmericaAtlantaATLBusiness4687525% off
USA/N. AmericaBostonBOSEconomy1875025% off
USA/N. AmericaEdmonton, CanadaYEGBusiness4687525% off
USA/N. AmericaMiamiMIAPrem Econ3750025% off
USA/N. AmericaSan FranciscoSFOPrem Econ3750025% off

How to Get It

  1. Head to Flying Blue here to see full list of routes: Promo Awards
  2. Reference our How-to: Booking Air France/KLM flight post
  3. Book between April 1 – 30, 2015
  4. Enjoy your savings!

Analysis

I really like the idea of pairing 2 of these deals together and pulling off something like:

  • Boston-BOS –> Amsterdam-AMS or Munich-MUC for 18,750 miles + ~$97 (25% off)
  • Paris-CDG or Nice-NCE –> Sint Maarten-SXM for 15,000 miles (50% off) + ~$114
  • Sint Maarten-SXM or San Juan-SJU to Boston-BOS (no discount for this one) for 12,500 miles + ~$23

Total = 46,000 miles + ~$234 in taxes for a European and Caribbean vacation all-in-one

Don’t forget: 

  • Booking for this deal runs from April 1 to April 30, 2014
  • “Reservations must be made exclusively on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for children, infants and minors, who are not authorized to book an award on the website).”
  • You’ll still get hit with fuel surcharges!
  • We’ve got a How-to Guide for booking flights with Flying Blue points.

BOTTOM LINE: Over 56 cities! And to Europe in the summer, no less! Not a bad round for this Air France/KLM promo. We like the Boston-BOS for 18,750 miles in Economy, New York-JFK for 25,000 miles in Premium Economy or Minneapolis-MSP for 31,250 miles in Business Class the best. Why not pair 2 of the deals and go to Europe and the Caribbean for around 46k miles?

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]]> http://weekendblitz.com/usa-europe-caribbean-46k-miles-flying-blue-promo-junejuly/feed/ 0 Interactive Flying Blue (Air France and KLM) Award Map http://weekendblitz.com/interactive-flying-blue-air-france-klm-award-map/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interactive-flying-blue-air-france-klm-award-map http://weekendblitz.com/interactive-flying-blue-air-france-klm-award-map/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2015 14:25:13 +0000 http://weekendblitz.com/?p=16459 Looking to take a trip with Flying Blue miles from the US? Take a look at our interactive award map below to find and select how many Flying Blue miles you might need for that next trip!

The legend shows the award prices for economy but if you hover over a country you can see the award prices for Economy, Premium Economy, Business and First classes:

 

 

And don’t forget, you can always transfer points from the following programs into Flying Blue:

American Express Membership Rewards

How-to: Booking Air France Flights with AMEX Membership Rewards Points

Starwood Preferred Guest
Citi ThankYou

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]]> Looking to take a trip with Flying Blue miles from the US? Take a look at our interactive award map below to find and select how many Flying Blue miles you might need for that next trip!

The legend shows the award prices for economy but if you hover over a country you can see the award prices for Economy, Premium Economy, Business and First classes:

 

 

And don’t forget, you can always transfer points from the following programs into Flying Blue:

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]]> http://weekendblitz.com/interactive-flying-blue-air-france-klm-award-map/feed/ 0 Flying Blue Promo Awards: 50% off select Air France/KLM Routes March – April 2015 http://weekendblitz.com/flying-blue-promo-awards-50-select-air-franceklm-routes-march-april-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flying-blue-promo-awards-50-select-air-franceklm-routes-march-april-2015 http://weekendblitz.com/flying-blue-promo-awards-50-select-air-franceklm-routes-march-april-2015/#respond Mon, 29 Dec 2014 14:45:24 +0000 http://weekendblitz.com/?p=16774 Note: Booking begins on Thursday Jan 1, 2015.

Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s spring promo, which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 25-50% less than normal in March through April 2015:

The Deal

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between March 1, 2014 – April 30, 2015.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

REGION—-
USA
CITY—————————-
Atlanta-ATL to Europe——–
CABIN——
Prem Econ—
1-way—-
25,000—
Round-trip
50,000——-

USA
Houston-IAH to Europe——-
Economy—–
18,750—
37,500——-

USA
Toronto-YYZ to Europe——-
Business—–
31,250—
62,500——-

USA
Montreal-YUL to Europe——
Business——
31,250—
62,500——-

 

All destinations below. Note:  Everything is to/from Europe.

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayRound-tripDiscount

AfricaCairo, EgyptCAIEconomy100002000050% off

AfricaDakar, SenegalDKREconomy125002500050% off

AfricaKigali, RwandaKGLEconomy125002500050% off

AfricaKilimanjaro, TanzaniaJROEconomy125002500050% off

AfricaNairboi, KenyaNBOEconomy187503750025% off

Asia-PacificBeijing, ChinaPEKEconomy300006000025% off

Asia-PacificHo Chi Minh City, VietnamSGNBusiness5000010000050% off

Asia-PacificKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKULEconomy200004000050% off

Asia-PacificKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKULPrem Econ400008000050% off

Asia-PacificSeoul, South KoreaICNBusiness7500015000025% off

Asia-PacificTokyo-HanedaHNDEconomy300006000025% off

CaribbeanFort-de-France, MartiniqueFDFPrem Econ450009000025% off

CaribbeanPointe-à-Pitre, GuadeloupePTPEconomy225004500025% off

CaribbeanPunta Cana, Dominican RepublicPUJPrem Econ450009000025% off

CaribbeanSanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicSDQPrem Econ450009000025% off

EuropeBrussels, BelgiumBRUEconomy75001500025% off

EuropeFrankfurt, GermanyFRAEconomy75001500025% off

EuropeMadrid AmsterdamAMSEconomy93751875025% off

EuropeMadrid AmsterdamAMSBusiness281255625025% off

EuropeMadrid BrusselsMADEconomy93751875025% off

EuropeMadrid BrusselsMADBusiness281255625025% off

EuropeNuremberg, GermanyNUEEconomy75001500025% off

EuropeParis-Orly BordeauxBODEconomy50001000050% off

EuropeParis-Orly ToulouseTLSEconomy50001000050% off

EuropeParis-CDG KievIEVEconomy75001500050% off

EuropeParis-CDG ZurichZRHEconomy93751875025% off

EuropeParis-CDG VeronaVRNEconomy75001500025% off

Middle EastAlmaty, KazakhstanALAEconomy100002000050% off

Middle EastDammam, Saudi ArabiaDMMEconomy100002000050% off

Middle EastDjiboutiJIBEconomy100002000050% off

Middle EastDjiboutiJIBEconomy250005000050% off

Central / South AmericaBrasília, BrazilBSBBusiness200004000050% off

Central / South AmericaLima, PeruLIMPrem Econ5250010500025% off

Central / South AmericaPanama CityPTYPrem Econ300006000050% off

Central / South AmericaSão Paulo, BrazilGRUEconomy300006000025% off

USA/N. AmericaAtlantaATLPrem Econ250005000050% off

USA/N. AmericaHoustonIAHEconomy187503750025% off

USA/N. AmericaToronto, CanadaYYZBusiness312506250050% off

USA/N. AmericaMontreal, CanadaYULEconomy312506250050% off

How to Get It

Head to Flying Blue here to see full list of routes: Promo Awards
Reference our How-to: Booking Air France/KLM flight post
Book between January 1 – 31, 2015
Enjoy your savings!

Don’t forget: 

Booking for this deal runs from January 1 to January 31, 2014
“Reservations must be made exclusively on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for children, infants and minors, who are not authorized to book an award on the website).”
You’ll still get hit with fuel surcharges!
We’ve got a How-to Guide for booking flights with Flying Blue points.

BOTTOM LINE: With the 50% off Premium Economy from Atlanta to Europe, you’re getting a good deal at 50k miles roundtrip if you want to fly in a semi-premium cabin but you’ll still have to pay fuel surcharges of around ~$390. Unfortunately, this list doesn’t include any 50% off economy awards to/from the United States.

The post Flying Blue Promo Awards: 50% off select Air France/KLM Routes March – April 2015 first appeared on Weekend Blitz.

]]> Screen Shot 2014-03-15 at 10.51.32 PMNote: Booking begins on Thursday Jan 1, 2015.

Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s spring promo, which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 25-50% less than normal in March through April 2015:

Screen Shot 2014-03-15 at 4.52.13 PM

The Deal

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between March 1, 2014 – April 30, 2015.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

REGION—-
USA		 CITY—————————-
Atlanta-ATL to Europe——–		 CABIN——
Prem Econ—		 1-way—-
25,000—		 Round-trip
50,000——-
USA Houston-IAH to Europe——- Economy—– 18,750— 37,500——-
USA Toronto-YYZ to Europe——- Business—– 31,250— 62,500——-
USA Montreal-YUL to Europe—— Business—— 31,250— 62,500——-

 

All destinations below. Note:  Everything is to/from Europe.

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayRound-tripDiscount
AfricaCairo, EgyptCAIEconomy100002000050% off
AfricaDakar, SenegalDKREconomy125002500050% off
AfricaKigali, RwandaKGLEconomy125002500050% off
AfricaKilimanjaro, TanzaniaJROEconomy125002500050% off
AfricaNairboi, KenyaNBOEconomy187503750025% off
Asia-PacificBeijing, ChinaPEKEconomy300006000025% off
Asia-PacificHo Chi Minh City, VietnamSGNBusiness5000010000050% off
Asia-PacificKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKULEconomy200004000050% off
Asia-PacificKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKULPrem Econ400008000050% off
Asia-PacificSeoul, South KoreaICNBusiness7500015000025% off
Asia-PacificTokyo-HanedaHNDEconomy300006000025% off
CaribbeanFort-de-France, MartiniqueFDFPrem Econ450009000025% off
CaribbeanPointe-à-Pitre, GuadeloupePTPEconomy225004500025% off
CaribbeanPunta Cana, Dominican RepublicPUJPrem Econ450009000025% off
CaribbeanSanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicSDQPrem Econ450009000025% off
EuropeBrussels, BelgiumBRUEconomy75001500025% off
EuropeFrankfurt, GermanyFRAEconomy75001500025% off
EuropeMadrid <--> AmsterdamAMSEconomy93751875025% off
EuropeMadrid <--> AmsterdamAMSBusiness281255625025% off
EuropeMadrid <--> BrusselsMADEconomy93751875025% off
EuropeMadrid <--> BrusselsMADBusiness281255625025% off
EuropeNuremberg, GermanyNUEEconomy75001500025% off
EuropeParis-Orly <--> BordeauxBODEconomy50001000050% off
EuropeParis-Orly <--> ToulouseTLSEconomy50001000050% off
EuropeParis-CDG <--> KievIEVEconomy75001500050% off
EuropeParis-CDG <--> ZurichZRHEconomy93751875025% off
EuropeParis-CDG <--> VeronaVRNEconomy75001500025% off
Middle EastAlmaty, KazakhstanALAEconomy100002000050% off
Middle EastDammam, Saudi ArabiaDMMEconomy100002000050% off
Middle EastDjiboutiJIBEconomy100002000050% off
Middle EastDjiboutiJIBEconomy250005000050% off
Central / South AmericaBrasília, BrazilBSBBusiness200004000050% off
Central / South AmericaLima, PeruLIMPrem Econ5250010500025% off
Central / South AmericaPanama CityPTYPrem Econ300006000050% off
Central / South AmericaSão Paulo, BrazilGRUEconomy300006000025% off
USA/N. AmericaAtlantaATLPrem Econ250005000050% off
USA/N. AmericaHoustonIAHEconomy187503750025% off
USA/N. AmericaToronto, CanadaYYZBusiness312506250050% off
USA/N. AmericaMontreal, CanadaYULEconomy312506250050% off

How to Get It

  1. Head to Flying Blue here to see full list of routes: Promo Awards
  2. Reference our How-to: Booking Air France/KLM flight post
  3. Book between January 1 – 31, 2015
  4. Enjoy your savings!

Don’t forget: 

  • Booking for this deal runs from January 1 to January 31, 2014
  • “Reservations must be made exclusively on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for children, infants and minors, who are not authorized to book an award on the website).”
  • You’ll still get hit with fuel surcharges!
  • We’ve got a How-to Guide for booking flights with Flying Blue points.

BOTTOM LINE: With the 50% off Premium Economy from Atlanta to Europe, you’re getting a good deal at 50k miles roundtrip if you want to fly in a semi-premium cabin but you’ll still have to pay fuel surcharges of around ~$390. Unfortunately, this list doesn’t include any 50% off economy awards to/from the United States.

The post Flying Blue Promo Awards: 50% off select Air France/KLM Routes March – April 2015 first appeared on Weekend Blitz.

]]> http://weekendblitz.com/flying-blue-promo-awards-50-select-air-franceklm-routes-march-april-2015/feed/ 0 Air France / KLM Flying Blue Promo Awards 50% off in February / March 2015 http://weekendblitz.com/air-france-klm-flying-blue-promo-awards-50-february-march-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-france-klm-flying-blue-promo-awards-50-february-march-2015 http://weekendblitz.com/air-france-klm-flying-blue-promo-awards-50-february-march-2015/#respond Mon, 08 Dec 2014 20:37:38 +0000 http://weekendblitz.com/?p=15898 Note: These are bookable now.

Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s summer promo, which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 25-50% less than normal in February and March 2015:

The Deal

Award bookings on  select Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between February 1 –  March 31, 2015.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

REGION-
USA
CITY———————-
Chicago-ORD to Europe—
CABIN—–
Business—-
1-way–
12,500–
Round-trip
25,000—–

USA
New York-JFK to Europe—
Prem Econ–
25,000–
50,000—–

USA
Toronto-YYZ to Europe—-
Economy—
18,750–
37,500—–

 

All destinations below. Note:  Everything is to/from Europe.

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayRound-tripDiscount

AfricaAbidjan, Côte d’IvoireABJEconomy187503750025% off

AfricaBamako, MaliBKOEconomy187503750025% off

AfricaBrazzaville, CongoBZVEconomy125002500050% off

AfricaDar es Salaam, TanzaniaDAREconomy187503750025% off

AfricaN'Djamena, ChadNDJEconomy125002500050% off

AfricaNairobi BangkokBKKEconomy175003500050% off

AfricaNairobi DubaiNBOEconomy100002000050% off

AfricaNairobi GuangzhouCANEconomy200004000050% off

AfricaNairobi JohannesburgJNBEconomy87501750050% off

AfricaNairobi LondonLHREconomy125002500050% off

Asia-PacificJakartaCGKEconomy200004000050% off

Asia-PacificJakartaCGKPrem Econ400008000050% off

Asia-PacificShanghaiPVGPrem Econ400008000050% off

Asia-PacificFukuoka, JapanFUKEconomy200004000050% off

Asia-PacificGuangzhou, ChinaCANBusiness5000010000050% off

Asia-PacificSingaporeSINEconomy200004000050% off

Asia-PacificWuhan, ChinaWUHBusiness5000010000050% off

Asia-PacificOsaka, JapanKIXEconomy200004000050% off

CaribbeanAntananarivo, MadagascarTNREconomy150003000050% off

CaribbeanAntananarivo, MadagascarTNRPrem Econ300006000050% off

CaribbeanParamaribo, SurinamePBMBusiness468759375025% off

CaribbeanSaint Denis, RéunionRUNEconomy225004500025% off

EuropeAmsterdam MarseilleMRSEconomy75001500025% off

EuropeMadrid MunichMUCEconomy93751875025% off

EuropeMadrid MunichMADBusiness281255625025% off

EuropeMadrid FrankfurtFRAEconomy93751875025% off

EuropeMadrid FrankfurtMADBusiness281255625025% off

EuropeMarseille NantesNTEEconomy50001000050% off

EuropeParis-Orly MontpellierORYEconomy50001000050% off

EuropeParis-Orly PauPUFEconomy50001000050% off

EuropeParis-Orly ToulounTLNEconomy50001000050% off

EuropeParis AberdeenCDGEconomy50001000050% off

EuropeVeniceVCEEconomy93751875050% off

EuropeZagreb, CroatiaZAGEconomy112502250025% off

EuropeAthens, GreeceATHEconomy112502250025% off

Middle EastAbu DhabiAUHEconomy150003000025% off

Middle EastMuscat, OmanMCTEconomy150003000025% off

Middle EastRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaRUHEconomy100002000050% off

Central / South AmericaGuayaquil, EcuadorGUYBusiness437508750050% off

Central / South AmericaLima, PeruLIMEconomy262505250025% off

Central / South AmericaPanama CityPTYPrem Econ375007500050% off

Central / South AmericaRio de Janeiro–Galeão GIGEconomy300006000025% off

Central / South AmericaRio de Janeiro–Galeão GIGPrem Econ400008000050% off

Central / South AmericaSão PauloGRUEconomy300006000025% off

Central / South AmericaSão PauloGRUPrem Econ400008000050% off

USA/N. AmericaChicagoORDEconomy125002500050% off

USA/N. AmericaNew YorkJFKPrem Econ250005000050% off

USA/N. AmericaToronto, CanadaYYZEconomy250005000050% off

How to Get It

Head to Flying Blue here to see full list of routes: Promo Awards
Reference our How-to: Booking Air France/KLM flight post
Book between December 1 – 31, 2014
Enjoy your savings!

Analysis

Here’s an example booking for a spring break trip to Venice, Italy-VCE:

Sample booking with cash from March 15-23, 2015

This same exact trip would cost you only 25,000 Flying Blue miles + $247.94 roundtrip in economy

Using our Award Ticket Calculator tool, I found the following:

This trip returns a value of 2.96 cents/mile for the booking, I consider this to be a good use of Air France/KLM Flying Blue miles and a good use of AMEX points (if you can transfer from there)

 

Don’t forget: 

Booking for this deal runs from December 1 to December 31, 2014.
“Reservations must be made exclusively on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for children, infants and minors, who are not authorized to book an award on the website).”
You’ll still get hit with fuel surcharges!
We’ve got a How-to Guide for booking flights with Flying Blue points.

BOTTOM LINE: Although the airports from the US are limited, some should find this deal useful for a spring break trip to Europe in March.

The post Air France / KLM Flying Blue Promo Awards 50% off in February / March 2015 first appeared on Weekend Blitz.

]]> Screen Shot 2014-03-15 at 10.51.32 PMNote: These are bookable now.

Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s summer promo, which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 25-50% less than normal in February and March 2015:

Screen Shot 2014-11-05 at 10.01.40 PM

The Deal

Award bookings on  select Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between February 1 –  March 31, 2015.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

REGION-
USA		 CITY———————-
Chicago-ORD to Europe—		 CABIN—–
Business—-		 1-way–
12,500–		 Round-trip
25,000—–
USA New York-JFK to Europe— Prem Econ– 25,000– 50,000—–
USA Toronto-YYZ to Europe—- Economy— 18,750– 37,500—–

 

All destinations below. Note:  Everything is to/from Europe.

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayRound-tripDiscount
AfricaAbidjan, Côte d’IvoireABJEconomy187503750025% off
AfricaBamako, MaliBKOEconomy187503750025% off
AfricaBrazzaville, CongoBZVEconomy125002500050% off
AfricaDar es Salaam, TanzaniaDAREconomy187503750025% off
AfricaN'Djamena, ChadNDJEconomy125002500050% off
AfricaNairobi <--> BangkokBKKEconomy175003500050% off
AfricaNairobi <--> DubaiNBOEconomy100002000050% off
AfricaNairobi <--> GuangzhouCANEconomy200004000050% off
AfricaNairobi <--> JohannesburgJNBEconomy87501750050% off
AfricaNairobi <--> LondonLHREconomy125002500050% off
Asia-PacificJakartaCGKEconomy200004000050% off
Asia-PacificJakartaCGKPrem Econ400008000050% off
Asia-PacificShanghaiPVGPrem Econ400008000050% off
Asia-PacificFukuoka, JapanFUKEconomy200004000050% off
Asia-PacificGuangzhou, ChinaCANBusiness5000010000050% off
Asia-PacificSingaporeSINEconomy200004000050% off
Asia-PacificWuhan, ChinaWUHBusiness5000010000050% off
Asia-PacificOsaka, JapanKIXEconomy200004000050% off
CaribbeanAntananarivo, MadagascarTNREconomy150003000050% off
CaribbeanAntananarivo, MadagascarTNRPrem Econ300006000050% off
CaribbeanParamaribo, SurinamePBMBusiness468759375025% off
CaribbeanSaint Denis, RéunionRUNEconomy225004500025% off
EuropeAmsterdam <--> MarseilleMRSEconomy75001500025% off
EuropeMadrid <--> MunichMUCEconomy93751875025% off
EuropeMadrid <--> MunichMADBusiness281255625025% off
EuropeMadrid <--> FrankfurtFRAEconomy93751875025% off
EuropeMadrid <--> FrankfurtMADBusiness281255625025% off
EuropeMarseille <--> NantesNTEEconomy50001000050% off
EuropeParis-Orly <--> MontpellierORYEconomy50001000050% off
EuropeParis-Orly <--> PauPUFEconomy50001000050% off
EuropeParis-Orly <--> ToulounTLNEconomy50001000050% off
EuropeParis <--> AberdeenCDGEconomy50001000050% off
EuropeVeniceVCEEconomy93751875050% off
EuropeZagreb, CroatiaZAGEconomy112502250025% off
EuropeAthens, GreeceATHEconomy112502250025% off
Middle EastAbu DhabiAUHEconomy150003000025% off
Middle EastMuscat, OmanMCTEconomy150003000025% off
Middle EastRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaRUHEconomy100002000050% off
Central / South AmericaGuayaquil, EcuadorGUYBusiness437508750050% off
Central / South AmericaLima, PeruLIMEconomy262505250025% off
Central / South AmericaPanama CityPTYPrem Econ375007500050% off
Central / South AmericaRio de Janeiro–Galeão GIGEconomy300006000025% off
Central / South AmericaRio de Janeiro–Galeão GIGPrem Econ400008000050% off
Central / South AmericaSão PauloGRUEconomy300006000025% off
Central / South AmericaSão PauloGRUPrem Econ400008000050% off
USA/N. AmericaChicagoORDEconomy125002500050% off
USA/N. AmericaNew YorkJFKPrem Econ250005000050% off
USA/N. AmericaToronto, CanadaYYZEconomy250005000050% off

How to Get It

  1. Head to Flying Blue here to see full list of routes: Promo Awards
  2. Reference our How-to: Booking Air France/KLM flight post
  3. Book between December 1 – 31, 2014
  4. Enjoy your savings!

Analysis

Here’s an example booking for a spring break trip to Venice, Italy-VCE:

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Sample booking with cash from March 15-23, 2015

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This same exact trip would cost you only 25,000 Flying Blue miles + $247.94 roundtrip in economy

Using our Award Ticket Calculator tool, I found the following:

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This trip returns a value of 2.96 cents/mile for the booking, I consider this to be a good use of Air France/KLM Flying Blue miles and a good use of AMEX points (if you can transfer from there)

 

Don’t forget: 

  • Booking for this deal runs from December 1 to December 31, 2014.
  • “Reservations must be made exclusively on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for children, infants and minors, who are not authorized to book an award on the website).”
  • You’ll still get hit with fuel surcharges!
  • We’ve got a How-to Guide for booking flights with Flying Blue points.

BOTTOM LINE: Although the airports from the US are limited, some should find this deal useful for a spring break trip to Europe in March.

The post Air France / KLM Flying Blue Promo Awards 50% off in February / March 2015 first appeared on Weekend Blitz.

]]> http://weekendblitz.com/air-france-klm-flying-blue-promo-awards-50-february-march-2015/feed/ 0 Air France/KLM Flying Blue 50% off Promo Awards in January/February 2015 http://weekendblitz.com/air-france-klm-flying-blue-50-promo-awards-january-february-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-france-klm-flying-blue-50-promo-awards-january-february-2015 http://weekendblitz.com/air-france-klm-flying-blue-50-promo-awards-january-february-2015/#respond Fri, 14 Nov 2014 18:47:28 +0000 http://weekendblitz.com/?p=14320 Note: These are bookable now.

Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s summer promo, which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 25-50% less than normal in January and February 2015:

The Deal

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between January 1 – February 28, 2015.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

REGION—-
USA
CITY————————-
Chicago-ORD to Europe——
CABIN—–
Business—
1-way—
31,250—
Round-trip
62,500—–

USA
Houston-IAH to Europe——-
Economy—
12,500—
25,000—–

USA
Los Angeles-LAX to Europe—
Economy—
18,750—
37,500—–

USA
Miami-MIA to Madrid-MAD—
Economy—
12,500—
25,000—–

USA
Miami-MIA to Madrid-MAD—
Business—
31,250—
62,500—–

USA
New York-JFK to Europe——
Business—
12,500—
25,000—–

USA
Washington-IAD to Europe—
Economy—
12,500—
25,500—–

 

All destinations below. Note:  Everything is to/from Europe.

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayRound-tripDiscount

AfricaAccra, GhanaACCEconomy125002500050% off

AfricaCairo, EgyptCAIEconomy100002000050% off

AfricaCotonou, BeninCOOEconomy125002500050% off

AfricaDakar, SenegalDKREconomy187503750025% off

AfricaLagos, NigeriaLOSEconomy187503750025% off

AfricaLuanda, AngolaLADEconomy150003000050% off

AfricaNairobi BangkokBKKEconomy175003500050% off

AfricaNairobi DubaiNBOEconomy100002000050% off

AfricaNairobi GuangzhouCANEconomy200004000050% off

Asia-PacificBangkok, ThailandBKKPrem Econ400008000050% off

Asia-PacificBeijing, ChinaPEKPrem Econ400008000050% off

Asia-PacificChengdu, ChinaCTUEconomy200004000050% off

Asia-PacificGuangzhou, ChinaCANPrem Econ400008000050% off

Asia-PacificGuangzhou, ChinaCANBusiness5000010000050% off

Asia-PacificHangzhou, ChinaHGHEconomy200004000050% off

Asia-PacificHo Chi Minh, VietnamSGNPrem Econ400008000050% off

Asia-PacificHong KongHKGPrem Econ400008000050% off

Asia-PacificKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKULEconomy200004000050% off

Asia-PacificKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKULBusiness5000010000050% off

Asia-PacificOsaka, JapanKIXBusiness5000010000050% off

Asia-PacificXiamen, ChinaXMNBusiness5000010000050% off

CaribbeanCayenne, French GuianaCAYEconomy225004500025% off

EuropeAlgiers, AlgeriaALGEconomy75001500050% off

EuropeBordeaux, FranceBODEconomy75001500025% off

EuropeBremen, GermanyBREEconomy50001000050% off

EuropeCardiff, UKCWLEconomy50001000050% off

EuropeHanover, GermanyHAJEconomy50001000050% off

EuropeHelsinki, FinlandHELEconomy93751875025% off

EuropeLjubljana, SloveniaLJUEconomy75001500050% off

EuropeMadrid PortoOPOEconomy93751875025% off

EuropeMoscow, RussiaDMEBusiness112502250025% off

EuropeNice Tel AvivNCEEconomy75001500050% off

EuropeVigo, SpainVGOEconomy62501250050% off

Middle EastAmman, JordanAMMEconomy100002000050% off

Middle EastBeirut, LebanonBEYEconomy100002000050% off

Middle EastDammam, Saudi ArabiaDMMEconomy150003000025% off

Middle EastDubai, UAEDXBEconomy150003000025% off

Middle EastYerevan, ArmeniaEVNEconomy150003000025% off

South AmericaBrasília, BrazilBSBEconomy300006000025% off

South AmericaLima, PeruLIMPrem Econ5250010500050% off

South AmericaPanama CityPTYPrem Econ300006000025% off

South AmericaRio de Janeiro–Galeão GIGBusiness7500015000025% off

South AmericaSão PauloGRUBusiness7500015000025% off

USA/N. AmericaChicagoORDBusiness312506250050% off

USA/N. AmericaHoustonIAHEconomy125002500050% off

USA/N. AmericaLos AngelesLAXEconomy187503750025% off

USA/N. AmericaMadrid MiamiMIAEconomy125002500050% off

USA/N. AmericaMadrid MiamiMIABusiness312506250050% off

USA/N. AmericaMontreal, CanadaYULBusiness468759375025% off

USA/N. AmericaNew YorkJFKEconomy125002500050% off

USA/N. AmericaTahitiIADEconomy300006000025% off

USA/N. AmericaToronto, CanadaYYZBusiness468759375025% off

USA/N. AmericaWashington, D.C.IADEconomy125002500050% off

How to Get It

Head to Flying Blue here to see full list of routes: Promo Awards
Reference our How-to: Booking Air France/KLM flight post
Book between November 1 – 30, 2014
Enjoy your savings!

Analysis

Let’s say you wanted to head to Europe this winter to ski the Swiss or French Alps for a few days:

By: Jerome Bon – CC BY 2.0

You can easily book a flight from Washington-IAD, Houston-IAH, Los Angeles-LAX or New York-JFK in Jan/Feb for a quick trip. Here’s a sample booking from Washington-IAD:

When you check Air France FlyingBlue there are plenty of dates available:

This booking from Washington-IAD to Geneva-GVA will cost 25,000 miles + $245.77

 

This returns a value of:

This example booking saves you ~$950 by using just 25,000 Air France/KLM Flying Blue miles for a roundtrip economy ticket. This is a great value for your miles, yielding a return of 2.89 cents/mile.

If you wanted to take advantage this deal using Business Class, you could book a flight from Chicago-ORD to Europe for just 62,500 miles round-trip. Here’s an example booking from Chicago to Geneva in mid-February:

The cheapest carrier in Business class is Turkish Airlines for $3,700–presumably, this is the flight you would book if you were paying cash.

 

 

This returns a value of around 4.5 cents/mile:

Don’t forget: 

Booking for this deal runs from November 1 to November 30, 2014.
“Reservations must be made exclusively on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for children, infants and minors, who are not authorized to book an award on the website).”
You’ll still get hit with fuel surcharges!
We’ve got a How-to Guide for booking flights with Flying Blue points.

BOTTOM LINE: This is one of the more expansive lists for 50% [...]

The post Air France/KLM Flying Blue 50% off Promo Awards in January/February 2015 first appeared on Weekend Blitz.

]]> Screen Shot 2014-03-15 at 10.51.32 PMNote: These are bookable now.

Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s summer promo, which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 25-50% less than normal in January and February 2015:

Screen Shot 2014-11-05 at 10.01.40 PM

The Deal

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between January 1 – February 28, 2015.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

REGION—-
USA		 CITY————————-
Chicago-ORD to Europe——		 CABIN—–
Business—		 1-way—
31,250—		 Round-trip
62,500—–
USA Houston-IAH to Europe——- Economy— 12,500— 25,000—–
USA Los Angeles-LAX to Europe— Economy— 18,750— 37,500—–
USA Miami-MIA to Madrid-MAD— Economy— 12,500— 25,000—–
USA Miami-MIA to Madrid-MAD— Business— 31,250— 62,500—–
USA New York-JFK to Europe—— Business— 12,500— 25,000—–
USA Washington-IAD to Europe— Economy— 12,500— 25,500—–

 

All destinations below. Note:  Everything is to/from Europe.

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayRound-tripDiscount
AfricaAccra, GhanaACCEconomy125002500050% off
AfricaCairo, EgyptCAIEconomy100002000050% off
AfricaCotonou, BeninCOOEconomy125002500050% off
AfricaDakar, SenegalDKREconomy187503750025% off
AfricaLagos, NigeriaLOSEconomy187503750025% off
AfricaLuanda, AngolaLADEconomy150003000050% off
AfricaNairobi <--> BangkokBKKEconomy175003500050% off
AfricaNairobi <--> DubaiNBOEconomy100002000050% off
AfricaNairobi <--> GuangzhouCANEconomy200004000050% off
Asia-PacificBangkok, ThailandBKKPrem Econ400008000050% off
Asia-PacificBeijing, ChinaPEKPrem Econ400008000050% off
Asia-PacificChengdu, ChinaCTUEconomy200004000050% off
Asia-PacificGuangzhou, ChinaCANPrem Econ400008000050% off
Asia-PacificGuangzhou, ChinaCANBusiness5000010000050% off
Asia-PacificHangzhou, ChinaHGHEconomy200004000050% off
Asia-PacificHo Chi Minh, VietnamSGNPrem Econ400008000050% off
Asia-PacificHong KongHKGPrem Econ400008000050% off
Asia-PacificKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKULEconomy200004000050% off
Asia-PacificKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKULBusiness5000010000050% off
Asia-PacificOsaka, JapanKIXBusiness5000010000050% off
Asia-PacificXiamen, ChinaXMNBusiness5000010000050% off
CaribbeanCayenne, French GuianaCAYEconomy225004500025% off
EuropeAlgiers, AlgeriaALGEconomy75001500050% off
EuropeBordeaux, FranceBODEconomy75001500025% off
EuropeBremen, GermanyBREEconomy50001000050% off
EuropeCardiff, UKCWLEconomy50001000050% off
EuropeHanover, GermanyHAJEconomy50001000050% off
EuropeHelsinki, FinlandHELEconomy93751875025% off
EuropeLjubljana, SloveniaLJUEconomy75001500050% off
EuropeMadrid <--> PortoOPOEconomy93751875025% off
EuropeMoscow, RussiaDMEBusiness112502250025% off
EuropeNice <--> Tel AvivNCEEconomy75001500050% off
EuropeVigo, SpainVGOEconomy62501250050% off
Middle EastAmman, JordanAMMEconomy100002000050% off
Middle EastBeirut, LebanonBEYEconomy100002000050% off
Middle EastDammam, Saudi ArabiaDMMEconomy150003000025% off
Middle EastDubai, UAEDXBEconomy150003000025% off
Middle EastYerevan, ArmeniaEVNEconomy150003000025% off
South AmericaBrasília, BrazilBSBEconomy300006000025% off
South AmericaLima, PeruLIMPrem Econ5250010500050% off
South AmericaPanama CityPTYPrem Econ300006000025% off
South AmericaRio de Janeiro–Galeão GIGBusiness7500015000025% off
South AmericaSão PauloGRUBusiness7500015000025% off
USA/N. AmericaChicagoORDBusiness312506250050% off
USA/N. AmericaHoustonIAHEconomy125002500050% off
USA/N. AmericaLos AngelesLAXEconomy187503750025% off
USA/N. AmericaMadrid <--> MiamiMIAEconomy125002500050% off
USA/N. AmericaMadrid <--> MiamiMIABusiness312506250050% off
USA/N. AmericaMontreal, CanadaYULBusiness468759375025% off
USA/N. AmericaNew YorkJFKEconomy125002500050% off
USA/N. AmericaTahitiIADEconomy300006000025% off
USA/N. AmericaToronto, CanadaYYZBusiness468759375025% off
USA/N. AmericaWashington, D.C.IADEconomy125002500050% off

How to Get It

  1. Head to Flying Blue here to see full list of routes: Promo Awards
  2. Reference our How-to: Booking Air France/KLM flight post
  3. Book between November 1 – 30, 2014
  4. Enjoy your savings!

Analysis

Let’s say you wanted to head to Europe this winter to ski the Swiss or French Alps for a few days:

You can easily book a flight from Washington-IAD, Houston-IAH, Los Angeles-LAX or New York-JFK in Jan/Feb for a quick trip. Here’s a sample booking from Washington-IAD:

Screen Shot 2014-11-14 at 1.05.21 PM

When you check Air France FlyingBlue there are plenty of dates available:

Screen Shot 2014-11-14 at 1.03.37 PM

This booking from Washington-IAD to Geneva-GVA will cost 25,000 miles + $245.77

Screen Shot 2014-11-14 at 1.03.12 PM

 

This returns a value of:

Screen Shot 2014-11-14 at 1.08.29 PM

This example booking saves you ~$950 by using just 25,000 Air France/KLM Flying Blue miles for a roundtrip economy ticket. This is a great value for your miles, yielding a return of 2.89 cents/mile.

If you wanted to take advantage this deal using Business Class, you could book a flight from Chicago-ORD to Europe for just 62,500 miles round-trip. Here’s an example booking from Chicago to Geneva in mid-February:

Screen Shot 2014-11-14 at 1.14.48 PM

The cheapest carrier in Business class is Turkish Airlines for $3,700–presumably, this is the flight you would book if you were paying cash.

 

Screen Shot 2014-11-14 at 1.15.30 PM

 

This returns a value of around 4.5 cents/mile:

Screen Shot 2014-11-14 at 1.18.58 PM

Don’t forget: 

  • Booking for this deal runs from November 1 to November 30, 2014.
  • “Reservations must be made exclusively on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for children, infants and minors, who are not authorized to book an award on the website).”
  • You’ll still get hit with fuel surcharges!
  • We’ve got a How-to Guide for booking flights with Flying Blue points.

BOTTOM LINE: This is one of the more expansive lists for 50% off award travel from the US to Europe in recent months. You might not normally think of Europe as a good destination for travel in Jan/Feb, but there are many options to ski and a lot of the cities in the Mediterranean (Greece, Croatia, Israel etc…) should be rather pleasant destinations.

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]]> http://weekendblitz.com/air-france-klm-flying-blue-50-promo-awards-january-february-2015/feed/ 0 Air France/KLM Flying Blue 50% off Promo Awards in December 2014/January 2015 http://weekendblitz.com/air-franceklm-flying-blue-50-promo-awards-december-2014january-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-franceklm-flying-blue-50-promo-awards-december-2014january-2015 http://weekendblitz.com/air-franceklm-flying-blue-50-promo-awards-december-2014january-2015/#respond Wed, 01 Oct 2014 18:56:10 +0000 http://weekendblitz.com/?p=12999 Note: These are bookable now.

Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s summer promo, which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 25-50% less than normal in December 2015 through January 2015:

The Deal

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between December 1, 2014 – January 31, 2015.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

REGION—-
USA
CITY————————-
Boston-BOS to Europe——–
CABIN—–
Business—
1-way—
46,875—
Round-trip
93,750—–

USA
Chicago-ORD to Europe——
Economy—
18,750—
37,500—–

USA
Houston-IAH to Europe——-
Economy—
18,750—
37,500—–

USA
Houston-IAH to Europe——-
Prem Econ-
37,500—
75,000—–

USA
Miami-MIA to Europe———
Business—
46,875—
93,750—–

USA
Washington-IAD to Europe—
Economy—
18,750—
37,500—–

 

All destinations below. Note:  Everything is to/from Europe.

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayRound-tripDiscount

AfricaAbidjan, Côte d’IvoireABJEconomy18,75037,50025% off

AfricaEntebbe, UgandaEBBBusiness46,87593,75025% off

AfricaKilimanjaro, TanzaniaJROEconomy18,75037,50025% off

Asia-PacificChengdu, ChinaCTUEconomy20,00040,00050% off

Asia-PacificDelhi, IndiaDELBusiness37,50075,00050% off

Asia-PacificFukuoka, JapanFUKEconomy20,00040,00050% off

Asia-PacificFukuoka, JapanFUKBusiness50,000100,00050% off

Asia-PacificHangzhou, ChinaHGHEconomy20,00040,00050% off

Asia-PacificHo Chi Minh, VietnamSGNBusiness50,000100,00050% off

Asia-PacificOsaka, JapanKIXEconomy20,00040,00050% off

Asia-PacificShanghaiPVGPrem Econ40,00080,00050% off

Asia-PacificTokyo, JapanNRTBusiness50,000100,00050% off

Asia-PacificXiamen, ChinaXMNEconomy20,00040,00050% off

Asia-PacificWuhan, ChinaWUHEconomy20,00040,00050% off

CaribbeanFort-de-France, MartiniqueFDFPrem Econ45,00090,00025% off

CaribbeanParamaribo, SurinamePBMBusiness46,87593,75025% off

CaribbeanPointe à Pitre, GuadeloupePTPPrem Econ45,00090,00025% off

EuropeAlgiers, AlgeriaALGEconomy7,50015,00050% off

EuropeBasel-Mulhouse, FranceBSLEconomy7,50015,00025% off

EuropeBillund, DenmarkBLLEconomy9,37518,75025% off

EuropeLondon Heathrow, UKLHREconomy7,50015,00025% off

EuropeTenerife, SpainTFSEconomy9,37518,75025% off

EuropeMoscow, RussiaDMEEconomy7,50015,00050% off

EuropeNuremberg, GermanyNUEEconomy5,00010,00050% off

EuropeNuremberg, GermanyNUEBusiness22,50045,00025% off

EuropeParis-Orly BiarritzBIQEconomy5,00010,00050% off

Middle EastAlmaty, KazakhstanALAEconomy15,00030,00025% off

Middle EastBahrainBAHEconomy15,00030,00025% off

Middle EastRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaRUHEconomy15,00030,00025% off

South AmericaLima, PeruLIMBusiness43,75087,50050% off

South AmericaMadrid, Spain Lima, PeruMADEconomy17,50035,00050% off

South AmericaMadrid, Spain Lima, PeruLIMBusiness43,75087,50050% off

South AmericaQuito, EcuadorUIOBusiness43,75087,50050% off

USABostonBOSBusiness46,87593,75025% off

USAChicagoORDEconomy18,75037,50025% off

USAHoustonIAHEconomy18,75037,50025% off

USAHoustonIAHPrem Econ37,50075,00025% off

USAMiamiMIABusiness46,87593,75025% off

USAWashington, D.C.IADEconomy18,75037,50025% off

How to Get It

Head to Flying Blue here to see full list of routes: Promo Awards
Reference our How-to: Booking Air France/KLM flight post
Book between October 1 – 31, 2014
Enjoy your savings!

Analysis

While this list serves 5 cities in the U.S., the max discount you’ll get is 25% off which will give you a 1-way economy class ticket for 18,750 miles to anywhere in Europe–nothing to turn your nose up at but nothing extremely exciting either. The best savings on this list is to/from Asia with a lot of cities being offered at 50% off.

Here’s an example flight from Washington, DC-IAD to Amsterdam-AMS over the Christmas/New Year’s holiday:

Photo by Koen Brouwer

Total = 37,500 FlyingBlue miles + $223.37 in taxes/surcharges

Price if you bought the same ticket with cash

Booking this 17-day visit to Amsterdam-AMS l in KLM/Air France economy class will only cost you 37,500 + $223 in taxes/fuel surcharge. This yields a return of (using the handy Weekend Blitz Award Calculator):

This yields a return of 2.15 cents/mile. Is it worth using miles for this redemption? I certainly would. A return of 2+ cents/mile for AMEX points (which I would transfer to FlyingBlue) is worth it in my book.

Don’t forget: 

Booking for this deal runs from October 1 to October 31, 2014
“Reservations must be made exclusively on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for children, infants and minors, who are not authorized to book an award on the website).”
You’ll still get hit with fuel surcharges!
We’ve got a How-to Guide for booking flights with Flying Blue points.

BOTTOM LINE: This round of Flying Blue Promo awards is sort of weak, with a max discount of 25% off to/from the U.S. Still, it might give you some decent savings for travel to Europe over Christmas or New Year’s when fares are higher than normal.

Featured image source:
   by  caribb 

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]]> Screen Shot 2014-03-15 at 10.51.32 PMNote: These are bookable now.

Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s summer promo, which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 25-50% less than normal in December 2015 through January 2015:

Screen Shot 2014-03-15 at 4.52.13 PM

The Deal

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between December 1, 2014 – January 31, 2015.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

REGION—-
USA		 CITY————————-
Boston-BOS to Europe——–		 CABIN—–
Business—		 1-way—
46,875—		 Round-trip
93,750—–
USA Chicago-ORD to Europe—— Economy— 18,750— 37,500—–
USA Houston-IAH to Europe——- Economy— 18,750— 37,500—–
USA Houston-IAH to Europe——- Prem Econ- 37,500— 75,000—–
USA Miami-MIA to Europe——— Business— 46,875— 93,750—–
USA Washington-IAD to Europe— Economy— 18,750— 37,500—–

 

All destinations below. Note:  Everything is to/from Europe.

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayRound-tripDiscount
AfricaAbidjan, Côte d’IvoireABJEconomy18,75037,50025% off
AfricaEntebbe, UgandaEBBBusiness46,87593,75025% off
AfricaKilimanjaro, TanzaniaJROEconomy18,75037,50025% off
Asia-PacificChengdu, ChinaCTUEconomy20,00040,00050% off
Asia-PacificDelhi, IndiaDELBusiness37,50075,00050% off
Asia-PacificFukuoka, JapanFUKEconomy20,00040,00050% off
Asia-PacificFukuoka, JapanFUKBusiness50,000100,00050% off
Asia-PacificHangzhou, ChinaHGHEconomy20,00040,00050% off
Asia-PacificHo Chi Minh, VietnamSGNBusiness50,000100,00050% off
Asia-PacificOsaka, JapanKIXEconomy20,00040,00050% off
Asia-PacificShanghaiPVGPrem Econ40,00080,00050% off
Asia-PacificTokyo, JapanNRTBusiness50,000100,00050% off
Asia-PacificXiamen, ChinaXMNEconomy20,00040,00050% off
Asia-PacificWuhan, ChinaWUHEconomy20,00040,00050% off
CaribbeanFort-de-France, MartiniqueFDFPrem Econ45,00090,00025% off
CaribbeanParamaribo, SurinamePBMBusiness46,87593,75025% off
CaribbeanPointe à Pitre, GuadeloupePTPPrem Econ45,00090,00025% off
EuropeAlgiers, AlgeriaALGEconomy7,50015,00050% off
EuropeBasel-Mulhouse, FranceBSLEconomy7,50015,00025% off
EuropeBillund, DenmarkBLLEconomy9,37518,75025% off
EuropeLondon Heathrow, UKLHREconomy7,50015,00025% off
EuropeTenerife, SpainTFSEconomy9,37518,75025% off
EuropeMoscow, RussiaDMEEconomy7,50015,00050% off
EuropeNuremberg, GermanyNUEEconomy5,00010,00050% off
EuropeNuremberg, GermanyNUEBusiness22,50045,00025% off
EuropeParis-Orly <--> BiarritzBIQEconomy5,00010,00050% off
Middle EastAlmaty, KazakhstanALAEconomy15,00030,00025% off
Middle EastBahrainBAHEconomy15,00030,00025% off
Middle EastRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaRUHEconomy15,00030,00025% off
South AmericaLima, PeruLIMBusiness43,75087,50050% off
South AmericaMadrid, Spain <--> Lima, PeruMADEconomy17,50035,00050% off
South AmericaMadrid, Spain <--> Lima, PeruLIMBusiness43,75087,50050% off
South AmericaQuito, EcuadorUIOBusiness43,75087,50050% off
USABostonBOSBusiness46,87593,75025% off
USAChicagoORDEconomy18,75037,50025% off
USAHoustonIAHEconomy18,75037,50025% off
USAHoustonIAHPrem Econ37,50075,00025% off
USAMiamiMIABusiness46,87593,75025% off
USAWashington, D.C.IADEconomy18,75037,50025% off

How to Get It

  1. Head to Flying Blue here to see full list of routes: Promo Awards
  2. Reference our How-to: Booking Air France/KLM flight post
  3. Book between October 1 – 31, 2014
  4. Enjoy your savings!

Analysis

While this list serves 5 cities in the U.S., the max discount you’ll get is 25% off which will give you a 1-way economy class ticket for 18,750 miles to anywhere in Europe–nothing to turn your nose up at but nothing extremely exciting either. The best savings on this list is to/from Asia with a lot of cities being offered at 50% off.

Here’s an example flight from Washington, DC-IAD to Amsterdam-AMS over the Christmas/New Year’s holiday:

Kersttram photo

Photo by Koen Brouwer

Screen Shot 2014-10-01 at 1.01.49 PM

Total = 37,500 FlyingBlue miles + $223.37 in taxes/surcharges

Price if you bought the same ticket with cash

Price if you bought the same ticket with cash

Booking this 17-day visit to Amsterdam-AMS l in KLM/Air France economy class will only cost you 37,500 + $223 in taxes/fuel surcharge. This yields a return of (using the handy Weekend Blitz Award Calculator):

This yields a return of 2.15 cents/mile. Is it worth using miles for this redemption? I certainly would. A return of 2+ cents/mile for AMEX points (which I would transfer to FlyingBlue) is worth it in my book.

This yields a return of 2.15 cents/mile. Is it worth using miles for this redemption? I certainly would. A return of 2+ cents/mile for AMEX points (which I would transfer to FlyingBlue) is worth it in my book.

Don’t forget: 

  • Booking for this deal runs from October 1 to October 31, 2014
  • “Reservations must be made exclusively on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for children, infants and minors, who are not authorized to book an award on the website).”
  • You’ll still get hit with fuel surcharges!
  • We’ve got a How-to Guide for booking flights with Flying Blue points.

BOTTOM LINE: This round of Flying Blue Promo awards is sort of weak, with a max discount of 25% off to/from the U.S. Still, it might give you some decent savings for travel to Europe over Christmas or New Year’s when fares are higher than normal.

Featured image source:
Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic License   by  caribb 

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]]> http://weekendblitz.com/air-franceklm-flying-blue-50-promo-awards-december-2014january-2015/feed/ 0 Air France/KLM Flying Blue Promo: 50% off awards in November/December 2014 http://weekendblitz.com/air-france-klm-flying-blue-promo-50-awards-november-december-2014/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-france-klm-flying-blue-promo-50-awards-november-december-2014 http://weekendblitz.com/air-france-klm-flying-blue-promo-50-awards-november-december-2014/#respond Tue, 02 Sep 2014 18:50:34 +0000 http://weekendblitz.com/?p=12594 Note:  These are bookable now. Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s summer promo, which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 25-50% less than normal in November & December 2014:

The Deal

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between November 1 – December 31, 2014.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

REGION—-
USA
CITY————————–
Detroit-DTW to Europe—–
CABIN—–
Economy—
1-way—
12,500—
Round-trip
25,000
 

USA
New York-JFK to Europe——
Economy
18,750
37,500

USA
Washington-IAD to Europe–
Prem Econ
18,750
37,500

 

All destinations below. Note:  Everything is to/from Europe.

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayDiscount

AfricaCairo, EgyptCAIEconomy15,00025% off

AfricaCairo, EgyptCAIPrem Econ30,00025% off

AfricaDakar, SenegalDKRPrem Econ37,50025% off

AfricaKigali, RwandaKGLEconomy12,50050% off

Asia-PacificBangkok, ThailandBKKPrem Econ40,00050% off

Asia-PacificBeijing, ChinaPEKEconomy20,00050% off

Asia-PacificBeijing, ChinaPEKBusiness75,00025% off

Asia-PacificChengdu, ChinaCTUBusiness50,00050% off

Asia-PacificHo Chi Minh, VietnamSGNPrem Econ40,00050% off

Asia-PacificGuangzhou, ChinaCANEconomy20,00050% off

Asia-PacificHong KongHKGEconomy30,00025% off

Asia-PacificShanghaiPVGEconomy30,00025% off

CaribbeanCayenne, French GuianaCAYEconomy22,50025% off

EuropeToulouse, FranceTLSEconomy7,50025% off

EuropeBremen, GermanyBREBusiness22,50025% off

EuropeDurham Tees Valley, UKMMEEconomy7,50025% off

EuropeAthens, GreenceATHEconomy11,25025% off

EuropeCologne, GermanyCGNEconomy5,00050% off

EuropeGeneva, SwitzerlandGVAEconomy7,50025% off

EuropeAmsterdam MarseilleAMSEconomy7,50025% off

EuropePalma Mallorca ZaragozaPMIEconomy7,50025% off

EuropeSt. Petersburg, RussiaLEDEconomy7,50050% off

EuropeMarseille VeniceVCEEconomy9,37525% off

EuropeParis-Orly BordeauxBODEconomy5,00050% off

EuropeParis-Orly ToulouseTLSEconomy5,00050% off

Middle EastAbu Dhabi, UAEAUHEconomy15,00025% off

Middle EastDubai, UAEDXBEconomy15,00025% off

Middle EastKuwaitKWIEconomy10,00050% off

North AmericaMexico City, MexicoMEXEconomy18,75025% off

South AmericaSantiago de ChileSCLEconomy20,00050% off

South AmericaPanama City, PanamaPTYBusiness37,50050% off

South AmericaPanama City, PanamaPTYPrem Econ30,00050% off

South AmericaBogota, ColombiaBOGPrem Econ35,00050% off

South AmericaMadrid Santa Cruz, BoliviaVVIEconomy20,00050% off

South AmericaMadrid Santa Cruz, BoliviaVVIBusiness50,00050% off

USADetroitDTWEconomy12,50050% off

USANew York-JFKJFKEconomy18,75025% off

USAWashington, D.C.IADPrem Econ25,00050% off

How to Get It

Head to Flying Blue here to see full list of routes:  Promo Awards
Reference our How-to:  Booking Air France/KLM flight post
Book between September 1 – 30, 2014
Enjoy your savings!

Analysis

This list has 3 options to take you from the U.S. to just about anywhere in Europe for a reduced amount. I would consider the Detroit-DTW to Europe flights to be a great deal at only 12,500 each way. The Washington-IAD deal gives you premium economy seating at a 50% reduction, costing only 25,000 miles each way and the New York-JFK discount is the least impressive at 18,750 miles one-way for an economy class award. However, even at only 25% off, the New York-JFK might make a lot of sense for some especially given that most US carriers charge 60k miles RT between Europe and this deal can be had for just 37.5k miles.

Here’s a sample booking from New York-JFK to Paris-CDG around the Thanksgiving holiday:

All 4x flights per day from JFK-CDG have availability

The return on this ticket isn’t great; it comes in around 1.67 cents/mile:

Don’t forget:

Booking for this deal runs from September 1 to September 30, 2014.
“Reservations must be made exclusively on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for children, infants and minors, who are not authorized to book an award on the website).”
You’ll still get hit with fuel surcharges!
We’ve got a How-to Guide for booking flights with Flying Blue points.

BOTTOM LINE: This round of Air France/KML Flying Blue promos leaves us with just one city from the U.S. offering flights to Europe for 12,500 miles each way over the busy end-of-year holiday period. You should be able to squeeze 2.5+ cents/miles out of your points if leaving from Detroit-DTW; departures from New York-JFK might be a bit tougher to get a decent value.

The post Air France/KLM Flying Blue Promo: 50% off awards in November/December 2014 first appeared on Weekend Blitz.

]]> Screen Shot 2014-03-15 at 10.51.32 PMNote:  These are bookable now. Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s summer promo, which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 25-50% less than normal in November & December 2014:

Screen Shot 2014-03-15 at 4.52.13 PM

The Deal

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between November 1 – December 31, 2014.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

REGION—-
USA		 CITY————————–
Detroit-DTW to Europe—–		 CABIN—–
Economy—		 1-way—
12,500—		 Round-trip
25,000		  
USA New York-JFK to Europe—— Economy 18,750 37,500
USA Washington-IAD to Europe– Prem Econ 18,750 37,500

 

All destinations below. Note:  Everything is to/from Europe.

RegionEurope to/fromAirportCabin1-wayDiscount
AfricaCairo, EgyptCAIEconomy15,00025% off
AfricaCairo, EgyptCAIPrem Econ30,00025% off
AfricaDakar, SenegalDKRPrem Econ37,50025% off
AfricaKigali, RwandaKGLEconomy12,50050% off
Asia-PacificBangkok, ThailandBKKPrem Econ40,00050% off
Asia-PacificBeijing, ChinaPEKEconomy20,00050% off
Asia-PacificBeijing, ChinaPEKBusiness75,00025% off
Asia-PacificChengdu, ChinaCTUBusiness50,00050% off
Asia-PacificHo Chi Minh, VietnamSGNPrem Econ40,00050% off
Asia-PacificGuangzhou, ChinaCANEconomy20,00050% off
Asia-PacificHong KongHKGEconomy30,00025% off
Asia-PacificShanghaiPVGEconomy30,00025% off
CaribbeanCayenne, French GuianaCAYEconomy22,50025% off
EuropeToulouse, FranceTLSEconomy7,50025% off
EuropeBremen, GermanyBREBusiness22,50025% off
EuropeDurham Tees Valley, UKMMEEconomy7,50025% off
EuropeAthens, GreenceATHEconomy11,25025% off
EuropeCologne, GermanyCGNEconomy5,00050% off
EuropeGeneva, SwitzerlandGVAEconomy7,50025% off
EuropeAmsterdam <--> MarseilleAMSEconomy7,50025% off
EuropePalma Mallorca <--> ZaragozaPMIEconomy7,50025% off
EuropeSt. Petersburg, RussiaLEDEconomy7,50050% off
EuropeMarseille <--> VeniceVCEEconomy9,37525% off
EuropeParis-Orly <--> BordeauxBODEconomy5,00050% off
EuropeParis-Orly <--> ToulouseTLSEconomy5,00050% off
Middle EastAbu Dhabi, UAEAUHEconomy15,00025% off
Middle EastDubai, UAEDXBEconomy15,00025% off
Middle EastKuwaitKWIEconomy10,00050% off
North AmericaMexico City, MexicoMEXEconomy18,75025% off
South AmericaSantiago de ChileSCLEconomy20,00050% off
South AmericaPanama City, PanamaPTYBusiness37,50050% off
South AmericaPanama City, PanamaPTYPrem Econ30,00050% off
South AmericaBogota, ColombiaBOGPrem Econ35,00050% off
South AmericaMadrid <--> Santa Cruz, BoliviaVVIEconomy20,00050% off
South AmericaMadrid <--> Santa Cruz, BoliviaVVIBusiness50,00050% off
USADetroitDTWEconomy12,50050% off
USANew York-JFKJFKEconomy18,75025% off
USAWashington, D.C.IADPrem Econ25,00050% off

How to Get It

  1. Head to Flying Blue here to see full list of routes:  Promo Awards
  2. Reference our How-to:  Booking Air France/KLM flight post
  3. Book between September 1 – 30, 2014
  4. Enjoy your savings!

Analysis

This list has 3 options to take you from the U.S. to just about anywhere in Europe for a reduced amount. I would consider the Detroit-DTW to Europe flights to be a great deal at only 12,500 each way. The Washington-IAD deal gives you premium economy seating at a 50% reduction, costing only 25,000 miles each way and the New York-JFK discount is the least impressive at 18,750 miles one-way for an economy class award. However, even at only 25% off, the New York-JFK might make a lot of sense for some especially given that most US carriers charge 60k miles RT between Europe and this deal can be had for just 37.5k miles.

Here’s a sample booking from New York-JFK to Paris-CDG around the Thanksgiving holiday:

jfk-cdg

Screen Shot 2014-09-02 at 1.19.09 PM

Screen Shot 2014-09-02 at 1.16.29 PM

All 4x flights per day from JFK-CDG have availability

The return on this ticket isn’t great; it comes in around 1.67 cents/mile:

Screen Shot 2014-09-02 at 1.21.39 PM

Don’t forget:

  • Booking for this deal runs from September 1 to September 30, 2014.
  • “Reservations must be made exclusively on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for children, infants and minors, who are not authorized to book an award on the website).”
  • You’ll still get hit with fuel surcharges!
  • We’ve got a How-to Guide for booking flights with Flying Blue points.

BOTTOM LINE: This round of Air France/KML Flying Blue promos leaves us with just one city from the U.S. offering flights to Europe for 12,500 miles each way over the busy end-of-year holiday period. You should be able to squeeze 2.5+ cents/miles out of your points if leaving from Detroit-DTW; departures from New York-JFK might be a bit tougher to get a decent value.

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